in the story "hamadi" by naomi shahib nye, who are the two main characters?

How does this image the reader to understand seismographs?

Ihave only a christmas cards left to write. a. few b. fewer c. less d. little

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.